Sterling China Date Codes
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Year/Month
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1950
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1951
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1952
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1953
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1954
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1955
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1956
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1957
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1958
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1959
|
|
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January-March
|
—
|
D
|
K
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P
|
U
|
Z
|
A4
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A8
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B3
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B7
|
|
|
April-June
|
A
|
E
|
L
|
R
|
V
|
A1
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A5
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A9
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B4
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B8
|
|
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July-September
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B
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F
|
M
|
S
|
X
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A2
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A6
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B1
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B5
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B9
|
|
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October-December
|
C
|
H
|
O
|
T
|
Y
|
A3
|
A7
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B2
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B6
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C1
|
|
|
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Year/Month
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1960
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1961
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1962
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1963
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1964
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1965
|
1966
|
1967
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1968
|
1969
|
|
|
January-March
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C2
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C6
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D1
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D5
|
D9
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E4,E5,E6
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F3
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F7
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G1
|
G5
|
|
|
April-June
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C3
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C7
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D2
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D6
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E1
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E7,E8,E9
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F4
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F8
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G2
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G6
|
|
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July-September
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C4
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C8
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D3
|
D7
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E2
|
E10,F1
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F5
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F9
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G3
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G7
|
|
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October-December
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C5
|
C9
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D4
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D8
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E3
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F2
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F6
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F10
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G4
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G8
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|
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Year/Month
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1970
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1971
|
1972
|
1973
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1974
|
1975
|
1976
|
1977
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1978
|
1979
|
|
|
January-March
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G9
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H4
|
H8
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K4
|
K8
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L3
|
L7
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M2
|
M6
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N1
|
|
|
April-June
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H1
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H5
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K1
|
K5
|
K9
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L4
|
L8
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M3
|
M7
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N2
|
|
|
July-September
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H2
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H6
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K2
|
K6
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L1
|
L5
|
L9
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M4
|
M8
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N3
|
|
|
October-December
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H3
|
H7
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K3
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K7
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L2
|
L6
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M1
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M5
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M9
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N4
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|
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Year/Month
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1980
|
1981
|
1982
|
1983
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1984
|
1985
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1986
|
1987
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1988
|
1989
|
|
|
January-March
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N5
|
O1
|
O5
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P1
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P5
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Q1
|
Q5
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R1
|
R5
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S1
|
|
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April-June
|
N6
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O2
|
O6
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P2
|
P6
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Q2
|
Q6
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R2
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R6
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S2
|
|
|
July-September
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N7
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O3
|
O7
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P3
|
P7
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Q3
|
Q7
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R3
|
R7
|
S3
|
|
|
October-December
|
N8
|
O4
|
O8
|
P4
|
P8
|
Q4
|
Q8
|
R4
|
R8
|
S4
|
|
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Year/Month
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1990
|
1991
|
1992
|
1993
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1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
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1998
|
1999
|
|
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January-March
|
S5
|
T1
|
T5
|
U1
|
U5
|
V1
|
V5
|
W1
|
W5
|
X1
|
|
|
April-June
|
S6
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T2
|
T6
|
U2
|
U6
|
V2
|
V6
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W2
|
W6
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X2
|
|
|
July-September
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S7
|
T3
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T7
|
U3
|
U7
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V3
|
V7
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W3
|
W7
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X3
|
|
|
October-December
|
S8
|
T4
|
T8
|
U4
|
U8
|
V4
|
V8
|
W4
|
W8
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X4
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Notes: Date code may or may not contain a (dash). |
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